Pink's Hot Dogs
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| Established | 1939 |
| Street address | Fairfax District |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°05′02″N 118°20′40″W / 34.083941°N 118.344391°W |
Pink's Hot Dogs is a landmark hot dog restaurant in the Fairfax District of the city of Los Angeles. It is on North La Brea Avenue, across the street from the Hollywood district on the east.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
History
Pink's was founded by Paul and Betty Pink in 1939 as a pushcart near the corner of La Brea and Melrose.[7] The Great Depression was still having an impact on the country and money was scarce. People could purchase a chili dog made with Betty's chili recipe accompanied by mustard and onions on a steamed bun for ten cents each. As the business grew, thanks to Betty's chili and the custom-made Hoffy-brand hot dogs, with their natural sausage casings, so did Pink's. The family built the current building in 1946 at 709 North La Brea Avenue in the Fairfax District.
Today
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Pink's has named several newer menu items after Hollywood
A smaller selection of hamburgers are available, and desserts are a choice of coconut or marble cake.
There is usually a long line of customers in front despite the lack of parking in the area. The often slow-moving line is viewed by some as part of the attraction at Pink's, especially on Friday and Saturday nights when the stand becomes packed with club and concertgoers.
Pink's has a parking lot attendant, even though parking is free.[8] According to the menu, Pink's original signature chili dog, with a measure of ten inches (25.4 centimeters), remains the stand's top seller.
During the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series run against the Houston Astros in 2017, the restaurant changed its name to Blue's and repainted its pink and white facade for the first time in 78 years, making it blue and white and featuring Dodger logos and player names on the windows. [10] They also challenged Good Dog Houston, a Texas-based hot dog stand, to a friendly bet. The winner would give out 250 free hot dogs courtesy of the losing city’s hot dog stand. [11] The Astros won the series. The restaurant named itself Blue’s again when the Dodgers made it to the World Series in 2018 and 2020.
In mid-March 2020, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as with other restaurants, its locations indefinitely shut down indoor dine-ins. Pink's flagship location closed between mid-March to mid-August 2020 and shut down again from January 4 to February 2021.
Other locations
In September 2009, a location opened on the Las Vegas Strip at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino.
In April 2010, another location opened in Universal CityWalk [on the second level, across from the movie theaters] and introduced "The Betty White Naked Dog" (no condiments or toppings). In November 2010, a location opened at
On June 10, 2016, Pink's opened their first international location at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.[12]
In October 2016, Pink's opened an additional location at the Del Amo Fashion Center food court in Torrance, California.[13]
On February 22, 2019, Pink's opened their first East Coast location at the King of Prussia shopping mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.[14]
Pink's hot dogs have also been sold at amusement parks—from 2011 to 2018 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, the first Pink's location east of Las Vegas, and since 2014 at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut.
There are also locations inside the
See also
References
- ^ "Hollywood fame on a bun". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 2009.
- ^ "IT'S A DOG TOWN". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 2011.
- ^ "LA Weekly". Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ Schillaci, Sophie (April 17, 2013). "'At Any Price': Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham Bring Farming Drama to L.A." The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "'What Would Ryan Lochte Do?': Hot Dog Named After Him". HuffPost. May 20, 2013.
- ^ "OC Register". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ^ Alejandro Benes, "Taking a Stand for Hot Dog Culture" Archived September 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Pink's History". Archived from the original on December 24, 2008.
- ^ "Pink's menu". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2006.
- ^ Markazi, Arash (November 1, 2017). "Dodgers will be 'remembered forever' if they win championship". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Winning city to get free hot dogs". October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Sneak Peek: Pink's Hot Dogs at Shangri-La at the Fort, Bonifacio Global City". Spot.ph.
- ^ "You Can Now Get Pink's Hot Dogs at a Torrance Mall". October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Pink's Hot Dogs opens 1st East Coast location at King of Prussia Mall". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. February 22, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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